by Paul Alfred Enderling (1880 - 1938)
Translation Singable translation by Edward Oxenford (1846 - 1929)

Schneeglöckchen
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Japanese (日本語) 
Ich habe für dich, du Liebste,
mich hundertmal gebückt
und lächelnd der Wakana
schimmernde Blüte gepflückt.
Und ist doch noch kein Frühling!
Kein Grün sonst weit und breit:
der Wind zog über die Felder,
und Schnee fiel auf mein Kleid.

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I have e'en for you, my darling
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
I have e'en for you, my darling,
A hundred times downbent,
And smiled while on Wakana's
shimmering blossom intent.
And yet it is not springtime!
No green, no loveliness:
The blast moans over the meadows,
And snow falls on my dress.

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This text was added to the website: 2008-05-13
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Word count: 41